Mangekyō Sharingan, Dual Susanoo, Totsuka Blade, Yata Mirror

After entering Cursed Seal Level 2, Uchiha Setsuna's speed became incredibly fast. In an instant, he was in front of Ye Wuyue. Ye Wuyue seemed not to have reacted in time and stood there frozen.

Uchiha Setsuna's fist struck Ye Wuyue without resistance, then passed straight through his body.

"Hehehehe, you're dead now, brat!"

Although Uchiha Setsuna hadn't felt the impact of hitting something solid, the brat before him had undeniably been punched straight through.

Orochimaru froze at the sight. He'd thought Ye Wuyue, who could easily defeat the Sound Four, should have had no trouble dealing with Uchiha Setsuna. He hadn't expected him to be taken out so quickly.

Damn it.

Orochimaru cursed and ran toward Ye Wuyue, intending to save him. There were too many things about Ye Wuyue that interested him, and he couldn't bear to let him die.

"Sasuke!!!"

Itachi noticed what was happening. Seeing Sasuke's body pierced through filled him with agony. The three tomoe in his eyes spun endlessly, eventually joining together and transforming into the shape of a great triangular pinwheel. Two trails of bloody tears ran from the corners of his eyes.

Then black flames erupted where Itachi focused his gaze, instantly spreading over Uchiha Setsuna's body.

"AAAAARGH!!"

Uchiha Setsuna screamed as he burned.

At that moment, the controlled First Hokage threw a punch at Itachi, but his attack was blocked. Red bones appeared around Itachi, protecting him within them, and the Impure World Reincarnated Hashirama Senju's fist could not advance another inch.

"Itachi, calm down. Sasuke won't die that easily!"

Shisui blocked Impure World Reincarnated Tobirama Senju's kunai with his short blade, then turned and shouted at Itachi.

At the same time, he was deeply shocked by Itachi's talent. He had just awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, yet he could already use Susanoo. Such talent was even greater than Shisui's own.

The blocked Tobirama leaped back and formed hand seals with both hands.

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"

A slender stream of water shot from Tobirama's mouth. Though thin, it was exceptionally sharp. Shisui's short blade was instantly snapped by the narrow stream. Just as Shisui was about to be struck, green bones appeared around him, blocking the Second Hokage's attack.

After hearing Shisui's words, Itachi calmed down. He looked toward Ye Wuyue again and saw that Uchiha Setsuna's fist had not pierced Ye Wuyue's body, but merely one of his outer garments.

Ye Wuyue reappeared not far from Uchiha Setsuna. His white outer robe was gone, leaving only the black Deadly Armor beneath it.

Advanced Shunpo technique—Utsusemi.

While moving at high speed, a visual afterimage made the enemy believe they had landed their attack, when in fact they had only struck the outer clothing while the real person had already escaped.

Ye Wuyue had mastered Utsusemi a week before this mission. Shunpo was one of the abilities he had acquired relatively early on, and he had now become highly proficient with it. Mastering Utsusemi had naturally followed.

Only after seeing that Ye Wuyue was unharmed did Itachi relax. Then the drawback of using Susanoo immediately after awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan appeared. Itachi lowered his head and covered his eyes.

However, Itachi did not choose to dismiss Susanoo. Instead, he brought it to a higher stage. A complete Susanoo skeleton appeared, followed by countless muscle fibers that wrapped around it. Susanoo's face also formed, after which a tengu mask covered half of it. A pair of golden eyes gleamed beneath the mask.

The red Susanoo held a gourd in its right hand and a shield marked with spiral patterns in its left.

Orochimaru, who had been about to save Ye Wuyue, stopped in his tracks. He felt as though his feelings had been played with.

At the same time, Orochimaru saw the two enormous figures on the battlefield.

"The Totsuka Blade! I never expected the spirit weapon I've searched for all these years to be in your hands!"

Orochimaru spoke in a hoarse, astonished voice.

Ye Wuyue breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Itachi awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan. It seemed his plan had succeeded.

Ye Wuyue had noticed long ago that after obtaining the Totsuka Blade and Yata Mirror, Itachi had never been able to use them freely, and their power was far weaker than in the original work.

After much thought, Ye Wuyue concluded that it was probably because the two divine artifacts had not found suitable vessels. In the original work, the Totsuka Blade and Yata Mirror must have resided within Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan. That was why he came up with this plan to make Itachi awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan, allowing him to fully master both divine artifacts.

As for the drawbacks of the Mangekyō Sharingan, he had also thought of a solution. He would not let Itachi develop a terminal illness because of it.

Itachi ignored Orochimaru. A shapeless blade emerged from the gourd in the red Susanoo's right hand, and Itachi swung it toward Hashirama Senju.

The golden blade grazed Hashirama Senju's Impure World Reincarnation body, and then a soul was pulled out. The soul bore the appearance of the First Hokage.

The First Hokage, struck by the Totsuka Blade, regained his senses as well. Though he did not yet fully understand the situation, one side consisted of Konoha ninja and the other of ninja from other villages. He could still roughly piece together what had happened.

"Looks like I've caused trouble for the village's ninja. But... you're an outstanding ninja. I'll leave the responsibility of protecting the village to you."

The First Hokage spoke to Itachi. During their brief battle, this Konoha ninja's strength had earned his approval. His soul slowly entered the gourd of the Totsuka Blade.

"We will." Itachi nodded to Hashirama Senju.

Then Itachi turned toward Shisui. The Second Hokage had just been shattered by the drill in Shisui's Susanoo's hand.

"Itachi, now!" Shisui shouted.

Itachi immediately understood. The Totsuka Blade swung, and Tobirama Senju's soul was also separated from his Impure World Reincarnation body.

After regaining his senses, Tobirama Senju looked around and found himself surrounded by Uchiha Clan members wearing Konoha forehead protectors...

"Hmph!"

Tobirama Senju folded his arms, turned his head aside, and snorted. After all, it was his technique that had caused trouble for the village's ninja this time, so he was in no position to say anything else.

The situation on the battlefield changed drastically in an instant. Orochimaru's two great Impure World Reincarnation forces had already been sealed away. Uchiha Setsuna, meanwhile, was covered in black flames and rolling across the ground, screaming continuously. Though the Cursed Seal could dull his perception of pain, the unending burning sensation still made him wish he were dead.

The two Susanoo turned toward Orochimaru at the same time.

Looking at the scene before him, Orochimaru went numb. This was truly not a situation he had anticipated.

Wasn't the Mangekyō Sharingan an ability lost to the Uchiha Clan? How had he encountered two pairs in one day? And both of them could pilot giant mechs!

"Orochimaru, after betraying Konoha, you've committed so many heinous crimes. Today, I'll capture you and bring you back for Lord Hokage!"

Within the green Susanoo, Shisui stared at Orochimaru as he spoke.

"Hehehehe, then let's see whether you have what it takes. Summoning Jutsu!"

Though the situation before him was extremely unfavorable, Orochimaru did not panic too much. He bit his finger, then slapped one hand against the ground. The markings of the Summoning Jutsu spread from beneath his palm across the earth.

As the white smoke dispersed, a massive purple serpent nearly as large as Susanoo appeared before everyone. Orochimaru stood atop the giant serpent's head.